Equatorial Ocurring Selenipidum vs Green Sea Turtle

Selenipedium aequinoctiale compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Equatorial Ocurring Selenipidum	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Orchidaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Selenipedium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Selenipedium aequinoctiale	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Equatorial Ocurring Selenipidum

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Equatorial Ocurring Selenipidum	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Equatorial Ocurring Selenipidum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.